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Saying goodbye to Skipper's Dock

Ainslie Turner, center, the owner of Skipper's Dock restaurant in Stonington Borough, says goodbye to the last customers to order dinner before the restaurant closes for good, R.B. and Ginny Kent of Groton Sunday, October 27, 2013. "This is a landmark," says Ginny Kent, "We're going to miss this." The Kents have been customers of Turner's for over 40 years.

Ainslie Turner, left, the owner of Skipper's Dock restaurant in Stonington Borough, accompanied by her daughter, Brie George, carries out one of the original door handles from her previous restaurant, the Harborview, after receiving it as a gift from a patron on the last night of business for the Stonington landmark restaurant, Sunday, 27, 2013.

Ainslie Turner, left, the owner of Skipper's Dock restaurant in Stonington Borough, and her daughter, Brie George, center, comfort each other as they watch the sunset on the last night of business for the landmark Stonington restaurant Sunday, October 27, 2013. George's husband, Dan, stands at right.

Ainslie Turner, left, the owner of Skipper's Dock restaurant in Stonington Borough, and her daughter, Brie George, right, console each other as they walk down the dock back to the restaurant after viewing the sunset on the last night of business for the Stonington landmark restaurant Sunday, October 27, 2013.